The premiere of the new Surge line up went down very well at Cheltenham on Monday. The band played amazingly and it was very well received by the audience. Thanks to all those who came to hear us. If you have time I’d be very pleased to hear from you and what you thought of [...]
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Cheltenham Preview!!! Pixel Carnage & Bronze Bling! - Posted April 19, 2010
Afraid the dancers won’t be with us at the gig but if you want to volunteer drop me a mail.
New band at Rush Hour Blues - Posted November 23, 2009
4th December 2009. Rush Hour Blues, Symphony Hall, Birmingham. Free adm.
I am launching a new quintet at Birmingham Jazz’s Rush Hour Blues Session at Symphony Hall. It features Aaron Diaz – trumpets/electronics, Max Gittings – flutes/whistles, Rob Anstey – trombone/bass, Steve Tchoumba – percussion & myself on vocals. It’s gonna be fun, funky and as [...]
Jazz It Up - Posted
Last year I was the education composer in residence at Cheltenham Jazz Festival’s Jazz It Up project. I must have done something right cause they have had me back again this year. Last year the theme was Cartoons this year it is Heaven and Hell. So there has been big band arrangements for Bat [...]
Paris - Posted
I have been awared a residency at the Irish Cultural centre in Paris. I will be staying there Jan, Feb & Mar 2010. Obviously I am very excited and alongside drinking coffee and being arty I will be working on pieces for my big band gig at Cheltenham Jazz festival and performing Steve Troman’s [...]
On The Road and African Music night! - Posted January 19, 2009
Two great events coming up on Saturday 24th January.
The first is Steve Troman’s Beat Series Part II: A musical setting of Jack Kerouac’s On The Road.. The performance of selected excerpts from the full work will take place in Lecture Room 1 of the Arts Building at Birmingham University at 14:30 on Saturday 24th January [...]
Gregory Corso’s Bomb! - Posted January 7, 2009
Happy New Year folks,
A great start to the New Year too. Tomorrow night I will be reciting Beat Poet Gregory Corso’s Bomb at the Yardbird as part of Steve Troman’s Beat Series.
If you are interested in good music and/or Beat generation poetry get down to the Yardbird, Paradise Place in Birmingham. I [...]
Surge pics - Posted November 2, 2008
A couple of pics of Tuesdays gig from the ever present lens of Russ Escritt
Surge at Jamhouse - Posted October 30, 2008
What a weird start to a gig! The Jam House had booked a hairdressing corporate event before us so there were lots of hairdresser types and models doing hairy stuff before we started. This went on late and we didn’t get started till after 10.
Despite this we had a great gig. I am [...]
Birmingham Jazz Youth - Posted March 19, 2008
This pic is made of pasting two together. This explains the colour difference in the middle and odd liking of balcony above.
Last Saturday 15th saw the culmination of three Birmingham Jazz Youth sessions at the CBSO centre. We did an informal concert of small band pieces and finished it off with a creative big [...]